A packed audience attended at the Templestowe College venue. Trevor Weatherhead from AHBIC presented a comprehensive and highly informative account of the current Varroa jacobsoni incursion and the measures being taken to control it.

New membership cards were issued at the AGM. Each card has a barcode that will be scanned on attendance at each meeting and other club activities. This data will be merged into the Club's membership management system to track things such as number of attendees, quorum at meetings, whether the accounting system has recorded payment of course fees, and who has borrowed books from our library.

If you forget your membership card, you might just get a barcode on the back of your neck.

(Note from Andrew - I didn't post this, it was one of the other administrators masquerading as me! Due to a quirk of the system it's not possible to reset the author)

Dr. Ferne Edwards, is a cultural anthropologist researcher at RMIT University, Melbourne.
She is conducting research to examine the role of beekeepers and their contribution to urban food systems, health, and environmental sustainability. This involves interviewing beekeepers, key experts and stakeholders to examine the history, politics and current state of the amateur and commercial honeybee sector in Australia. If you are prepared to assist, here is a link to further information.